“Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 21 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Gun-ban proposals have focused on assault-style weapons, not rifles generally. No national statistics are kept on killings by people in the U.S. illegally, but estimates indicate it’s far fewer than 4,000 per year.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 March 2021, 9 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/yXqS1
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